Pinan Yondan

Performance instruction for Pinan Yondan.

Pinan Yondan continues the now familiar movement pattern but introduces several new strikes and blocking combinations, as well as more advanced dynamics between hard and soft technique.

Featured learning:
*Arts: Jodan block combo, multiple X block variations (juji uke), doublehand block (morote uke), side thrust kick (yoko geri kekomi), elbow strike (empi uchi), jodan/gedan block combo, sword hand strike (shuto uchi), front thrust kick (mae geri kekomi), reverse punch (gyaku zuki), backfist (uraken), “short power” chasing punch (oi zuki), “batman” outside arm block (omote ude uke), double punch, knee strike (hiza geri), sword hand block (shuto uke), bent wrist block (koken)

*Stances & Footwork: Natural stance (hachiji dachi), fighting stance (moto dachi), cat stance (neko ashi dashi), horse stance (kiba dachi), parallel stance (heiko dachi), cross stance (kosa dachi), turning footwork

Concepts introduced or emphasized in this kata:
*Combining simultaneous soft/hard technique, combining smooth/snappy technique
*Dropping techniques
*Long range fighting
*Covering distance
*Face shielding
*Using morote uke against a high-level attack
*Side kicks
*“Rolling ball” techniques (for throwing, unbalancing, breaking, etc.)